Canadian Literature

Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, (1996). First edition. Octavo, pp. 239; illustrated. With numerous page references to Gwendolyn MacEwen, The Bohemian Embassy, George Bowering, Louis Dudek, Irving Layton, Al Purdy, Joe Rosenblatt, Tish, and the literary scenes of Charlottetown, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. With some interesting references to Margaret Atwood, Earle Birney. bill bissett, Blew Ointment, Leonard Cohen, Allen Ginsberg, Grossman's Tavern, McGill University and the McGill Movement, Charles Olson, and numerous others. Fine in dust jacket. . more information

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(Erin): The Porcupines Quill, (1993). First edition. , 1993 Trade paperback format, pp. 155. Inscribed by Adderson in the year of publication. Light wear to covers, else very good. . more information

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Toronto: Coach House Press, (1994). First edition. Card covers with french flaps. Signed by Alexis and dated 1998. The author's first book. Fine.. more information

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(Toronto): M(cClelland) & S(tewart, 1998). New edition. Review copy, with the publisher's rubber-stamp on half-title and press release laid in. Fine.. more information

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Boston: Lothrop, (1898). First American edition published under this title [previously: Wednesday the Tenth]. Octavo, green cloth stamped in black, pp. 121. illustrated by Bridgman. Name/place on slightly browned endpapers, else a fine bright copy. Watters p. 234. more information

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[Toronto]: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, [2002]. First edition. 21.6 cm x 15 cm, white boards, pp. 319, [1]. Signed by Anderson-Dargatz. Tiny bump at one corner tip, else fine. . more information

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[Toronto]: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, [1996]. First Canadian edition. 23.5 cm x 16 cm, blue boards, pp. 294. Near fine in dust jacket.. more information

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New York: Harper & Row, (1972). First American and first hardcover edition., with the number row on the last blank, reading down to 1. Octavo, light blue cloth spine and dark blue paper-covered boards, pp. 56. Inscribed by Atwood, and dated 1978. Poetry. Dust jacket design by Canadian artist William Kimber. Near fine in dust jacket (minute nick at head of spine).. more information

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(Toronto): M(cClelland) & S(tewart, 2000). "Uncorrected Proofs" of the first edition. 11" x 8.5 ", card covers, cerlox bound with pictorial artwork showing through clear plastic front cover, rear cover is card. pp. 521, [3]. Undated press release bound in after colour artwork, giving the tentative publication date for the trade edition as Sept 2, 2000. This novel went on to win the Booker Prize, Extremely scarce in this pre-publication format. Staple at upper edge of plastic cover, else near fine. . more information

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(Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1993). Uncorrected proof. 11" x 8.5 ", card covers, cerlox bound, pp. 546. This draft dated Mon 21 June 1993. Marked " Not For Public Distribution" on the front cover. This novel went on to win the Trillium Award, the Commonwealth Writers Prize, and the Canadian Author's Association Novel of the Year. Extremely scarce in this pre-publication format. Minor blemishes to covers, else about fine. [Oversize*]. more information

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(Toronto): ECW Press, [1998]. First edition. 25 cm x 17.5 cm, pictorial boards, pp. 378; illustrated. Includes a considerable number of references to other important Canadian literary figures. A fine copy in dust jacket.. more information

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(Toronto): M(cClelland) & S(tewart), 1989. Third printing. Quarto, card covers, pp. 164; illustrated. A softcover original. Price sticker on front cover, else near fine. . more information

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(Toronto): Peter Martin Associates Limited, (1968). First English language edition. Quarto, natural linen with decoration stamped in a rich red - brown, pp. 98; illustrated after embossed colour engravings by printmaker Saul Field, reproduced here in five colours on Kent Drawing paper. Signed by Aubry. A fine copy in an unprinted mylar wrapper. . more information

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(Ottawa: Oberon, 1982). First edition, cloth issue. Fine copy in a dust jacket with a couple of small tears to the rear panel.. more information

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Toronto: W.J. Gage and Company Limited, (1951). First edition. Quarto, tan cloth blocked in green and brown, pp. 138; illustrations by Selwyn Dewdney. The acclaimed poet's first book, a school history text. "S.S. 20 Cramahe" (a rural Central Ontario township) neatly written at top of front free endpaper, else near fine. No dust jacket, presumably so issued. . more information

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Toronto: Coach House Press, (1994). First edition. Pictorial card covers, pp. unpaginated; one acetate sheet and diagrams throughout. Inscribed by Bök drawing the recipeint's name within a diagram of a crystal structure. Dated in the year of publication. Bump to borttom corner of book, else very good. Uncommon copy of the poet's first book. . more information

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(Toronto): Coach House Books, (2001). First edition. Tall slim card covers, pp. 105, [6]. From the cover blurb: " 'Euonia', which means 'beautiful thinking', is the shortest English word to contain all five vowels. This book also contains them all, except that each one appears by itself in its own chapter. A unique personality for each vowel soon emerges: A is courtly, E is elegiac, I is lyrical, O is jocular, U is obscene. A triumphant feat, seven years in the making, this uncanny work of avant garde literature promises to be one of the most important books of the decade". Winner of the 2002 Griffin Poetry Prize for Canada. Fine copy. . more information

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(Toronto): Viking, (1996). First edition. 21.5 cm x 14.7 cm, card covers with french flaps, pp. 266. Signed by Badami and dated September 2000. Slight toning to edges of paper, light surface wear to covers, else near fine. . more information

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(Toronto): Alfred A. Knopf Canada, (2000). Third printing. Octavo, red boards, pp. 359. Fine in dust jacket. . more information

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(Toronto): Alfred A. Knopf Canada, (2000) Octavo, red boards, pp. 359. Bottom corners of the covers are bumped, else very good plus in a fine dust jacket. . more information

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(Toronto): Alfred A. Knopf Canada, (2000). First edition. Octavo, red boards, pp. 359. Signed by Badami and dated April 2000. Fine in dust jacket. . more information

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(Ottawa: Oberon, 1987). First edition, cloth issue. Octavo, deep green cloth, pp. 138. Inscribed by Bailey, apparently to a student of his, and dated in 1998. Fine in a very good dust jacket, with some rubbing to the corners and spine ends.. more information

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(Ottawa: Oberon, 1987). First edition, cloth issue. Octavo, deep green cloth, pp. 138. Canadian novelist and critic John Metcalf's copy, with his name on endpaper. Fine in a very good plus dust jacket, with some light rubbing to the corners and spine ends.. more information

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(Ottawa: Oberon, 1973). First edition, cloth issue. Octavo, pale green grey cloth, pp. 154. Bailey's first book. Small spot to top page edge, spine and edges of boards are slightly faded else near fine in a similarly faded dust jacket. Uncommon.. more information

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(Ottawa: Oberon, 1975). First edition. Oberon hardcovers are printed in small quantities. This copy has a Canada Council complimentary label on the front free endpaper, and has subsequently been housed by and rubber-stamped by the Royal Canadian Legion and Fairmount Home on the endpapers. Despite these markings, a very good copy, in a dust jacket with a 2 cm creased tear and a faint rubber-stamped address on the front panel. Uncommon.. more information

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(Toronto): HarperFlamingo Canada, (2003). First edition. Octavo, tan boards, pp. (181]. Signed by Baker. Remainder dot to top page edge, else near fine in dust jacket.. more information

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(Toronto): Alfred A. Knopf Canada, (1999). First edition. 8vo., black boards, pp. [520]. Fine in dust jacket. . more information

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(Toronto): Alfred A. Knopf Canada, (1999). First edition. 8vo., black boards, pp. [520]. Signed by Baldwin. Fine in dust jacket. . more information

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Toronto: Dent, 1913. First edition. Endpapers browned, pencil name, light fraying at edges of cloth covers, a few small spots to front board, else very good. No dust jacket. Watters p. 242. more information

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Toronto: Macmillan, (1989). First edition. Near fine in dust jacket.. more information

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Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, (1982). First edition. Fine in a very good dust jacket.. more information

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Toronto: The Coach House Press, (1985). First edition. Tall octavo, card covers, unpaginated. Poems, edited for the press by bp Nichol. Some wear to spine ends, else fine. . more information

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(Toronto): Unfinished Monument, 1982. First edition. Octavo, white card covers, pp. 57. Very good. . more information

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New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1986). First American edition. 8vo., slate blue boards backed in navy cloth, pp. 450. A fine copy in dust jacket.. more information

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(Toronto): Coach House Books, (2003). First edition, trade issue. Card covers, pp. 95. Inscribed by the poet and dated in 2003. Fine. . more information

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Toronto: The Copp Clark Co., Limited, (1927). First Canadian edition. 19.4 cm x 13.5 cm, brown cloth, pp. 342. A romance with supernatural elements founded upon the ancient Indian philosophy of the Upanishads. Previous owner's name and initials neatly on front free endpaper, spine cocked with vertical creasing, else very good; no dust jacket. . more information

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Toronto: William Briggs, 1895. First edition. Octavo, maroon cloth, pp. viii, [9] - 172, + [4] pages of publisher's adverts for other poetry titles; the book is illustrated with numerous vignettes. Titled with a rather eccentric art nouveau typeface on the upper board. Over-opened at the title page, endpapers and page edges tanned, rear hinge paper cracked 1.5" at top, spine very slightly mellowed in colour, a few small spots, slightly rubbed at spine ends, corner tips slightly bumped and frayed, otherwise a very good, bright copy. Better than it sounds. Watters p. 15. more information

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Tweed: Warnock Publishers, 1977. First edition. Octavo, green cloth, pp. [91]; illustrated. Foreword by Leo Simpson (of Madoc). Poetry. Fine in a very good dust jacket which is chipped at the head of the spine. . more information

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Toronto: Macmillan Company of Canada Limited, 1962. First English language edition. 21.5 cm x 14 cm, white boards, pp. 98. Inscribed by Shortliffe with "hommages respectueux de traduction" and dated in the year of publication. Covers a bit discoloured, corner tips lightly bumped, page edges tanned, else very good in dust jacket (tiny tears/slight loss at edges).. more information

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(London: Virago, 1994). First English edition. Inscribed by Birdsell and signed, "Sandra". Cover blurb by Michael Ondaatje reads, "Birdsell is one of our best writers- no compromises, no hesitance, a full canvas". Birdsell also counts Alice Munro amongst the admirers of her short stories and novels. Card covers with French flaps, near fine.. more information

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(Minnesota): Milkweed Editions, (1991). First American edition. Octavo, deep blue boards, backed in cream, pp. 346. Birdsell's work is admired by Michael Ondaatje, Alice Munro and Jane Urquhart. Fine in dust jacket.. more information

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(Toronto): McClelland & Stewart, (1992). First edition. Octavo, card covers with french flaps. Signed by Birdsell. Blurb by Ondaatje. Alice Munro and Jane Urquhart are also admirers of Birdsell's fiction. Cheap paper used for the text block has toned, else fine.. more information

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(Minnesota): Milkweed Editions, (1991). First American edition. Octavo, deep blue boards, backed in cream, pp. 346. Signed by Birdsell. Birdsell's work is admired by Michael Ondaatje, Alice Munro and Jane Urquhart. Fine in dust jacket.. more information

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Vancouver: Talonbooks, 1988. First edition. 8vo., card covers, pp. 136; illustrated. Briefly inscribed and illuminated by bissett. Corner tips worn, else very good. . more information

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(Toronto): Anansi, (1970). First edition, paper issue. Card covers, unpaginated; illustrated by bissett. Briefly inscribed and illuminated by bissett with a small drawing of a bird, and signed 'bill'. Wrappers show wear, but near very good.. more information

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(Vancouver: Talonbooks, 1980]. First edition. 8vo., card covers, pp. 160; illustrated. Poems written between 1962 and 1976. Cheap paper stock has tanned, else near fine.. more information

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Toronto: Macmillan, (1988). First edition. Octavo, variant binding of maroon boards, pp. 378. Signed by Bissoondath. The author was born in Trinidad in 1955; he emigrated to Toronto in 1973. In my experience, this variant of maroon boards appears to be much less common than the blue. Fine copy in dust jacket.. more information

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Toronto: Macmillan, (1988). First edition. Octavo, variant binding of deep blue boards, pp. 378. Signed by Bissoondath. The author was born in Trinidad in 1955; he emigrated to Toronto in 1973. Fine copy in dust jacket.. more information

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(Toronto): Stoddart, (1999). First edition. Octavo, black boards, pp. x, 170. Briefly inscribed by Black. Winner of the Stephen Leackcock Award for Humour in 2000. Program for the award presentation dinner is laid in. Hard bump to each of the the bottom rails of the book, small mark which is reminiscent of a remainder mark on the bottom page edge, else very good in dusrt jacket with a Leacock Award sticker affixed to the front panel. Appealing copy. . more information

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Toronto: Methuen/ CBC Enterprises, (1988). First edition. Octavo, ochre boards backed in tan cloth, pp. [iv], 229; a few illustrations. Signed by Black and dated in the year of publication. Fine in a very good dust jacket with a vertical crease through the rear flap. . more information

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